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Swiss people are voting on becoming first country to ban animal testing

Video. Will Switzerland become the first country to ban animal testing?

Updated: 11/02/2022 - 14:51 GMT+1

For the fourth time, animal welfare activists are trying to get the ban approved, but the government and researchers say it “goes too far.”

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